Jen Pan (she/they) is an Ypsilanti-based fight and intimacy director, stage combat teaching artist, and stunt performer passionate about cultivating inclusivity and sustainability in the performance arts. Their work has recently been seen at Detroit Public Theatre (Fat Ham, Clyde’s), Obsidian Theatre Festival (Black Santa, The Sisters Grey, The Golden Loc, Crooked Parts), Croswell Opera House (Parade, Newsies, The Play That Goes Wrong), The Dio (Misery), University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance (Julius Caesar), Eastern Michigan University (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), Oakland University (Pipeline), and other regional theaters.

They are a Certified Teacher with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) and have taught stage combat classes across the country, including in southeast Michigan; Seattle; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Houston; and Chicago. She is a co-founder and lead instructor at Theatrica Gladiatoria—a year-round academy in Ypsilanti, Michigan, for stage and film combat—and co-coordinator of the Mitten Mayhem Stage Combat Workshop held annually in October.